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Pumpkin-Pecan Cookies

Here's how you make Pumpkin-Pecan Cookies
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  • Servings: 40
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 10m
    • The following recipe serves 40 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1 cup chopped toasted pecans
  • Brown-Sugar Butter Frosting
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 2 cups icing sugar, sifted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 teaspoons water, hot
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

  • Step 2: In a medium mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and allspice. Set aside.

  • Step 3: In a large mixing bowl beat the butter with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds.

  • Step 4: Beat in the sugar.

  • Step 5: Add the egg; beat well.

  • Step 6: Stir pumpkin and flour mixture into egg mixture with a wooden spoon.

  • Step 7: Stir in the chopped pecans.

  • Step 8: Drop the dough by a rounded teaspoon about 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.

  • Step 9: Bake cookies in preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned.

  • Step 10: Transfer the cookies to wire racks; cool.

  • Frosting

  • Step 11: In a medium saucepan, heat the butter and brown sugar until butter is melted

  • Step 12: Remove from heat and stir in icing sugar and vanilla

  • Step 13: Add enough water to make a smooth, spreadable frosting. * If frosting gets grainy, you can add a few drops of hot water and stir till smooth

  • Step 14: Frost the cooled cookies with Frosting

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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